- Date
- June 30, 1989, 13:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place
- Beluga, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40676Maule M-4-2205
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890630018949A
- Case key
- 5213
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly correct for a crosswind during landing which resulted in a loss of control.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The private pilot stated that just before touchdown, a right crosswind of about 15 knots changed to a quartering tailwind and blew the airplane to the left of the intended landing area. The pilot lost control and the airplane nosed over onto it's back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40676
- Reported as
- Maule M-4-2205
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2180C
- Airframe hours
- 1,506
- Engine
- Franklin 6A-350-C1, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ferry, James D.
- Registered owner
- James D. Ferry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 31, 1988 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- Mcarthur River, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 493 total · 123 in this make and model · 392 as pilot in command · 322 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N40676 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.